Re: [hybi] Extensibility mechanisms?

[Ian Hickson <[e-mail]>]

On Sun, 18 Apr 2010, Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
> 
> My own view: I think we need to support both lightweight "amateur" 
> deployments and large-scale deployments involving complex 
> infrastructure. Another way to put it is: the protocol should be 
> compatible with advanced back-end infrastructure, but should not 
> *require* complex infrastructure. Yet another way to put it is: the 
> protocol should scale from very small experimental deployments, to very 
> large deployments with worldwide reach.
> 
> Why do I take this view? A large part of the Web's success has come from 
> the "long tail" of content that exists only because the underlying 
> formats and protocols make it easy to do simple things. This has led to 
> the explosive growth of the Web. At the same time, it's clearly 
> important to consider the needs of larger organizations as well. A 
> solution that works for Joe Hobbyist Programmer at home, but doesn't 
> meet the needs of, say, Facebook or Yahoo, is not a complete solution. 
> Large sites are clearly a critical part of the Web's success as well.
> 
> I think ultimately these two goals are not fundamentally at odds. It may 
> be more challenging to satisfy both sets of needs, but we have a lot of 
> smart people here so we should be able to figure it out.

I completely agree with the above.

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